Isaiah 34:13

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 13:21 depicts ostriches and howling creatures inhabiting Babylon — same desert animals as Edom's ruins.

Isaiah 13:22 adds hyenas and jackals in Babylon's palaces — directly parallels the jackals in Edom's fortresses.

Isaiah 32:13 uses the same thorns-and-briers imagery for judgment on Israel, paralleling Edom's desolation here.

Isaiah 35:7 Contrast

Isaiah 35:7 transforms the haunt of jackals into a watered garden — a stark contrast to Edom's permanent desolation.

Isaiah 32:14 uses similar 'forsaken palace' and 'deserted city' imagery, but replaces jackals with wild donkeys and flocks — a parallel but less specific desolation.

Revelation 18:2 applies this desolation imagery (haunt of demons, unclean birds) to fallen Babylon.

Malachi 1:3 Parallel

Malachi 1:3 states Esau's heritage is left to jackals — the same judgment on Edom as in this verse.

Zephaniah 2:9 pronounces nettles and perpetual desolation on Moab and Ammon — identical imagery of divine judgment.

Hosea 9:6 Parallel

Hosea 9:6 describes nettles and thorns overrunning Israel's silver treasures — same invasive plants as Edom's judgment.

Jeremiah 51:37 directly echoes 'a haunt of jackals' and ruins — identical imagery of Babylon's desolation.

Jeremiah 50:39 describes wild animals, jackals, and ostriches inhabiting Babylon — the same menagerie as Edom.

Jeremiah 49:33 declares Hazor a 'haunt of jackals' forever — identical phrasing for Edom's neighbor.

Jeremiah 10:22 repeats 'haunt of jackals' for Judah's cities — same desolation language from the north.

Jeremiah 9:11 uses the exact phrase 'haunt of jackals' for Judah's ruins — identical imagery applied to a different nation.

Hosea 10:8 Parallel

Hosea 10:8 says thorns and thistles overgrow Israel's altars in judgment — the same imagery of desolate sacred places.

In Jeremiah 50:40, Babylon's desolation is likened to Sodom and Gomorrah — the same utter ruin described here for Edom.

Psalm 44:19 Parallel

Psalm 44:19 uses 'place of jackals' to describe Israel's defeat, echoing the desolate landscape here.